A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Russian rights defender and election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five ...

Mali’s National Transition Council adopted a bill that effectively abolishes multiparty politics across the country.

Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second-term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its ...

It’s been 20 years since Uzbekistan’s security forces opened fire on a largely peaceful crowd of protesters and curious ...

UN member states should ensure that people with disabilities are included in efforts to strengthen protection and uphold ...

To ensure that human rights issues and concerns receive the attention they deserve in the presidential election campaign, we ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s upcoming briefing to the United Nations Security Council on Libya highlights the court’s critical role to deliver justice in the country amid ...

Marginalized island communities in the Maldives face limited access to water because of inadequate government consultations, poor monitoring, and economic barriers.

South Sudan’s authorities have yet to bring to justice those responsible for brutal and fatal attacks on civilians three ...

On Tuesday, the British government will be in the high court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms ...

After two years together, Ramita and Shilu—both pseudonyms to protect their identities—traveled to Sindhuli this month to ...

This policy brief draws on Human Rights Watch research and engagement with the AU, notably during Mahamat’s second term from ...